Fred Dibnah - The Last Chimney

[marcel911]

I remember going to his house in Radcliffe Road in Bolton many years ago and looking down onto his workshop. He was one of a kind.

[andyg3]

i was watching John bishops britain, and it had 2 so called comedians from Bolton on.

and they mentioned the Fred Dibnah statue, saying why is there a statue to fred dibnah, who is fred dibnah.

I have no respect for them at all.

[piggy1955]

does any one know what the music is that was used by the bbc just about when allison his first wife left. ive been trying to find it for a long time. thanks. phil..

[magnusalexa]

and you demolished em all fred,

[Gradjapon]

Fred dibnah is the new chuck norris only better because he's english and northern!

[billsyable]

great, i will never forget that day when he were telling me funny story about his steam engines and still got the signed brick thanks fred R.I.P fred :-)

[93DOL]

RIP Fred, still miss u will never forget when I met u at a steam railway

[jonesthestone]

chuck norris shit himself when fred dibnah was on telly

[britdemo]

whats the tune my 4 year old want to know .....she loves demo

[britdemo]

my idol..i work as a demo lad ...its epic fun ..but whats the tune near the end

[xlaptopx]

@britdemo Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana - Intermezzo

[MoreEVicarGold]

I bet the one dislike works for heath & safety.

R.I.P Fred,Real working class legend

[elvingtonfire2]

A true British Legend. A gentleman I always wanted to meet but never managed to. R.I.P. Fred, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

[roughyed38]

Last chimney , In my home town too, RIP Fred, Lancashire Legend , proper working class bloke

[crazyjonishereagain]

the bit at the end of this vid says it all the nod to the camera with the date brought a tear to my eye as i knew by the look on his face he didnt have long left and that face said it all god bless you fred

[TheAlastair1]

Totally agree with fiesta 1100. Fred was just the best. RIP Fred, gone but not forgotten.

[Keepsuckingavpaid]

RIP - A true working class hero!

[lapistola28]

This Man is my HERO !!!!

[goodlad22]

fred had a thing for young totti..... he was as dirty as his hands !!!!!!!!!!! rip fred

[paulboon]

hello i miss fred there will never be another

[633Ziggy]

One word can only describe this great british man

-Legend

[pvcmanz]

This has nothing to do with ketchup

[38wd]

click to 'like' one of the greatest documenteries broadcasted

[gazmini81]

TRUE LEGEND AND CHARACTAR RIP MATE

[TheSugarcookie1999]

6:47 so calm....

[TheSugarcookie1999]

@TheSugarcookie1999

to the pub. wat a guy

[zitpluck]

A very clever man.

I always enjoyed watching him on the telly.

Sadly missed.

[drainu1]

Did Ya Like That!

[shenstone]

ironic that fred demolished the very structures he loved - why cant there be more freds in this world? sure would be a better place

[chena3]

a man

 who enjoyed his work...

[YORKIE230557]

This Man was a Landmark...in Life!!

God Bless You Fred..you will Always be remembered

[mrSwiftyyf]

nice 1

[seventeesweremagic]

Bless ol` Fred he is just like my dad in every way, quite amusing but also a great honour!! A very sad loss he was a true brit

[blackpoolbarmpot]

What a wonderful Man !

one of the most interesting people on Television. He always showed total enthusiasm for our heritage. I learnt a lot about our ancestral past and his programmes showed how people - in their environs - lived. My BIG regret is never meeting the Man personally. FRED DIBNAH - R.I.P.

[eldictator1]

Where was fred on 9/11, new conspiracy theory

[bobmcmayday]

legend

[1eye1eye1]

i have a fred memotial Tattoo . a great man 

[MrAndypandy1975]

a very clever man. sadly missed R.I.P. fred

[timetochill666]

A great character, sadly missed.

[volvomantom]

We in England will never see his like again, which is very sad.

RIP Fred.

[DOCTORDROTT]

A very sad video,you could see that his health was failing in this clip.A great man,it was a pleasure to know him as he always made me welcome at his Bolton workshop.

He was a true grafter that spoke for a lot of us.

Rip Fred,you are missed by all,.God bless you mate.

[thrashmerchant]

An utter Legend. You were a real inspiration, Fred, to me and im sure many other people. RIP "matee"

[ali621000]

Fred you were the best you are mist

[teilhaus]

R.I.P. Fred, your enthusiasm is much missed.

[doubleboost]

that was a well edited video thanks for posting it made my day

[barnett682]

you were the best of the best, I'm going to miss you Fred!!!!

[09hudsond]

r.i.p fred u was a true lancastian

[collieennis]

whats the name of the piece of classical music used in this?

[xlaptopx]

@collieennis The music is Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana - Intermezzo :-)

[Bringbackthempire]

Old Fred is greatly missed :( Never seen such a down to earth chap as he was!

[MrRayD8]

Epic Ending.

[haldeane1]

sad loss, rip fred, my dad was a good friend of freds and its so sad to see this x

[cccecider]

i could watch this guy all day,every day..cheers fred

[JAMamation]

I can't believe it's been so long since he's been gone.

[YORKIE230557]

What a character,the most down to earth bloke you could ever meet.

R.I.P. Fred.

[stepheng1483]

R.I.P. Fred Dibnah.

[lingopresley]

THE GRAFTER!!

[littlebigbrain]

If you want to know what an English man is then you nedd go no further than Fred Dibnah.

[TheTl1r]

The character,the atmosphere,nostalgia,the true grit of a man,who could entertain,with an oily rag a traction engine and some firewood and matches-GENIUS. All kids [and most adults]want to watch nowadays is x-factor/pop idol,and all the other staged nonsense creating a "HERO"out of some slightly talented ,disposable 15 year old kid being exploited so COWELL and Co,can keep increasing their wealth exponentially.DisguSTING.R.I.P Fred Dibnah,the REAL DEAL.

[nofritzy]

I Agree

[mazmik]

a national hero sadly missed

[goinghomesomeday1]

Bloody Great,

They should have bottled his energy, his enthusiasm for life, his country and his Queen and fed it to the nation.

Bloody Great

[marywebholmes]

The music at 6.05 is part of the overture to Cavelleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni....I love Fred Dibnah!

[eyewoodsay]

smoke belchin owt of chimney remins me of mi kidhood....

[03beachh]

this should be in our history lessons

[besk1]

what a legend. Is he a gonner now as well?

[volvomantom]

Yeah, he died in 2004 I believe.

[lingopresley]

AWESOME!!

[lingopresley]

THEY SURE DID FALL JESUS!!

[lingopresley]

A STARR IN THE MAKING!!

[WizardKing78]

What's the beautiful piece of music at 6:05?

[donnyab]

@WizardKing78

methinks Sarabande by Handel.

[WizardKing78]

@donnyab Thank you. Door handle or pan handle?

[thesilversurfa]

very much missed, great bloke.

[ShaurntheSheep]

2:56 - 3:15 some people just don't listen do they

[RINGxOFxFIRE]

My Dad's hero - RIP Fred and RIP Dad. Legend!

[ShoeiBoy]

National treasure is right.

RIP Fred.

[daddymalony]

R.I.P. Fred Dibnah

[cometomyfrontdoor]

Funny how the camera man legged it , and no one else moved.

[scaffarobbo]

This man is a true legend .

[rs64x4]

lad in't top at does it fer me

[pogsboo]

There was and will Never be a man like Fred Dibnah, he had a way of telling you things on his shows and you were just glued to the screen...God Bless ya Fred....RIP.....

[lewisner]

I'ts pretty cool that the chimney gets a last smoke before it goes.

[1000shoeswoman]

i actully whach freds programe as well and really enjoyed them so how did fred die i just heared

[oldskoolfez]

Prostate cancer. Such a shame.

He was a REAL man.

[whakawhakapapa]

He had prostate cancer, poor old buger aye, I loved his show

[andysllt]

this man was a legend he will never be replaced a very talanted man i loved him r.i.p.mate

[dandaps]

I am from Bolton and know where his house is. I can assure you he never made a fortune and anyway what if he did the man deserved it true British Grafter wish there were more like him.

[sunnysoundblackpool]

@dandaps if he made a fortune he would of moved to blackpool, nono, he would of moved somewhere else though

[TheLatchford]

and you fred last of none ,u was a perfection wished you could have taught me rip legend

[scaleop4]

i just love this man.

[scaleop4]

this man was just pure brilliance,

[oliverbayley1]

Fred Dibnah's rough-hewn Lancastrian manner (and his ever-present flat cap) belied his gentle, self-taught philosophical outlook.

[tinghaling]

Wonderful man

[26highstreet]

i love fred and his ways you no. but cant help thinking that he made a bloody fortune out of destroying our british heritage, he use to repair those old chimneys years ago but made a fotune smashing the things down

[alanfromdarwen]

i think if it had been upto fred, he would have left them chimneys standing, but it wasn't.. they had to come down one way or another.. but at least the way fred took them down, they went down smoking.. didnt they.. i loved him too, he was the man.. ps.. have you heard my song fred dibnah,missing you.. find it on my channel...

[KONAretro]

It something that he himself loathed to do was to knock them down. But in his mind the way he knocks them down he felt gave them a chance to stand proud until their weight brought them down, not like the dynamite me who just blow them to bits.

[KONAretro]

dynamite men**

[irishmanufan]

if he did'nt someone else would have done . as to making a bloody fortune i don't really think he did . read david hall's biography of him to see what i base my opinion on . any parts needed for restration of his steam engines he usually made himself .

[sptol]

tipperscum-no this was Park Mill Bleasdale St Royton Oldham the mill was built in 1912 it was initially Park No2 Mill as the Park No 1 was renamed Larch it was owned by The Shiloh Group Roytons independent Cotton Spinning Company Despite a serious blaze in 1970 It survived another 30yrs before it eventually closed in 2001 it was demolished 3 yrs later houses now occupy the site Maple No 2 is the mill that was destroyed by fire on 21,3,2009

[bringmemybow]

What a bloody legend.

One of those British greats!

[MeatloafTribute1]

rip fred!

[ymmah]

If i had a fraction of the skill that bloke had,i'd be chuffed to buggery.

[sptol]

The flute piece at the beginning is Guilio Briccialdi Carnival Of Venice performed by James Galway and National Philharmonic Orchestra it was the main theme to Fred Dibnah. Steeplejack 1979 A Year With Fred 1982 ,1986 and 1987 and Life With Fred 1994 im not sure about the other piece tho

[02cronaldo]

Hi what is that music called in the background.

[tipperscum]

the second piece is called - sarabande by handel.

[sptol]

Fred Dibnah was an inspiration to so many of us honest,hard working and passionate about his job be it demolishing chimneys or his love of steam engines and the industrial bygone era that was part of his past and proud of his heritage. ive met him a few times over the years we were at The Park Mill site that day as id worked there many moons before a true gentleman God Bless R.I.P

[sptol]

Park Mill belonged to Shiloh Spinners it was probably the last cotton mill to close in Royton i worked at the mill 10 yrs ago in the healthcare part sad to see it go Sandy Mill was gone a year later Royton had some great cotton mills especially the Roy and Elk also owned by Shiloh its just sad to see them dissapear they are a monument to the town and just replaced by houses or retail parks

[tipperscum]

sptol - spot on with all your comments about fred. what was the name of the mill that was on fire around oldham mabey a month or two back. was it this one ?

[cutterschoicenotmine]

i think by this time fred was on the way out with cancer. very sad.

[halfzwarfuck]

gone but never forgotten!

a true legend.

everytime i look at dixons chimney here in carlisle,i think of old fred dibnah.

r.i.p fred

[MyPieProductions]

R.I.P

A massive loss to britain - i like how he put that though...*BLOWS UP CHIMNEY* right...down the pub...lol

RIP

[fiesta1100]

RIP fred. if most people were like him this world would be a better place to live.

[roymeboy0]

God Bless ya!

[brickysmate]

a national treasure no doubt

[steveoz32]

Legend

[happinesscounts]

A fantastic Steeplejack, Greatly missed

[DarylReeves]

I was There

[DrLeavingsoon]

THere's something awfully sad about this whole moment - as if Britain was losing something behind Her back; or perhaps right in front of Her, without caring about it.

RIP Dibner.

[jordemi1]

rip fred.. this country is about people like him... a good comment at 1.37... england will never be like it was when he was here, ever again and its sad......... what a chap...

[bobthefish666]

Met Fred and his Lads once in Royton, they were doing a repair on a chimney at a place I was ratcatching for.A real down to earth character, sadly born 150 years too late. Who knows what great contribution the man could have made to the Industrial revolution.

[derv39]

they dont make people like fred anymore

[DrLeavingsoon]

Ohhh yes they do - we just don't notice until they're gone is all.

[MeggiieeMoox]

FRED IS JUST LIKE MY GRANDAD (R.I.P) and fred is greatly missed by thousands. x

[gaz691]

i just been watching freds vids, i think he was a great man an one of the last real workers. rip bud

[baggieboys58]

he was simply the best RIP fred

[craigybus1]

Having met 'Saint Fred' more than once, he was always friendly & welcoming bloke, with always a tale to tell...

Cannot believe its almost 4 years since we lost the great man...

[merklereenactment]

Good old Fred !!,

One of Britains last true Working mans Hero's!

Gone but never forgotten, They dont make em like they used to Fred !

[andyg3]

whats the music at 3:24??

[daz1528]

i luv that guy

[salfordbabe]

health and safety my arse!

[andyg3]

two of the worst words ever

[jarrahjoe]

What a character! Balls as big as coconuts! To see this guy in his younger days, walking around on timber scaff 200ft up with no harness. that gives you shivers! And to think he used to have a couple of beers beforehand to steady his nerves! When people used to say "should you do that?, he would reply, "you try doing this job without drinking"! LOL...Legend!!

[Waitakeredame]

I can't decide whether I'm glad not to see the poor grand old chimney fall, or if I feel cheated out of the end. Don't you have the film of the chimney falling?

[4468]

I'm guessing the video can't have fully loaded as you do get to see the chimney fall at around 5:25 and from various different angles further on.

[Waitakeredame]

You were right, I got the whole film this time. That music bring tears to your eyes eh? I grew up amongst mills like this and although I didn't value them at the time, it's sad to see those magnificent chimneys go. A fine tribute to good old Fred, a real legend. Many thanks.

[VernonsBoots]

Legend is a word that is over used in Britain today but it is a word that could have been invented for Fred. A true Great Brit and very sadly missed. People like Fred have put the Great into Great Britain.

RIP.

[Boratsegev]

what would fred make of the twin towers??????

[Hewpie]

RE: twin towers-

He would have lit the fire at the bottom, for a start - well he would have got his wife to do it. But he would have made sure it was empty first.

In a few decades he'll be reincarnated:

"Eeh op there goes the Empire State - pity I couldn't repair it... eh if I don't do this someone else would have had ta... they aint nor use to anyone these days... an 'undred yurs ago there used to be literally thowsands of em skyscrapers bot most of em are gone now ... sad, eh? Yeh..."

[pretorian33]

A Legend of all things steam & of the iron era sadly missed,A Great British Icon forever....

[ciaramai7]

what a man love watchin his stuff on telly,they dont make em like they use to! god bless ya fred RIP LAD

[southmasonic]

He was a legend from the day he was born!!! RIP Fred god bless you lad!!!

[Steamhead92220]

RIP Fred Dibnah. We all miss you, the best steaplejack in Britian

[andyg3]

in the world

[Steamhead92220]

...In the world :)

[nowtsmart]

goodnight and god bless fred, RIP.

[SparalOy]

Man this guy got skills! i would be far away if i would perform a taska like that, i wouldn't dare to stand that close to the chimney ;D

[notondearchap]

a national treasure

[360expert]

ive got a chimney near my house and i need help with it beause i saw it burning thick black smoke li,ke this chimney im thinking it might et demolished

[slessorpr]

we miss you fred

[YARDD0G]

We lived right under this chimney and had to get out of our house on the day of the demolition.

[YARDD0G]

We lived right under this chimney and had to get out of our house on the day of the demolition.

[nicktrepka]

Mrs Dibnah must be about half his age. Lad!

[cvzyder]

Legend

[sipaldi]

squeekie thats you at 2.04!!!

[JonnyboyUK68]

What a diamond fella....very clever aswell,sad when he passed...

[bladesixhundred]

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[bladesixhundred]

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[7anmv]

genius.

[bladesixhundred]

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[WakeyRollercosterBoy]

Fred deserved more than an mbe!

[spud888]

I lived a stones throw from Elk Mill but missed this because we were in bloody Wales that weekend! Fred Dibnah = National Treasure.

[8OYRAC3R]

Legend a true working class hero RIP fred

[skodas]

hes a wonderful man and a very good to understand how things are made and how they work

[wokkibabbleduf]

one of a kind! r.i.p fred

[caravans2]

that nearly brought a tear to my eye.

Whot year would this have been filmed.

[ianoreilly]

Top bloke!

It's a bloody shame the BBC didn't pay him more for the early documentaries, they're priceless. The first won a BAFTA and yet in 1997 Fred was nearly broke.

Thankfully he did well out of the later ones - RIP Fred.

[hopki65]

r.i.p fred old love

[laticmad]

brilliant film. shame to see royton changing as i used to play on the grounds of park mill but its all for the better :). glad fred dibnah felled the chimney its an honour for him to fall his last chimney in royton R.I.P